Triumvirate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Triumvirate \Tri*um"vi*rate\, n. [L. triumviratus: cf. F.
     triumvirat.]
     1. Government by three in coalition or association; the term
        of such a government.
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     2. A coalition or association of three in office or
        authority; especially, the union of three men who obtained
        the government of the Roman empire.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  triumvirate
       n : a group of three men responsible for public administration
           or civil authority